2012 Spring Multiweek Classes

Classes offered in the Spring session are open for registration.
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Online registration is available for most Level 1 classes as noted below. You will be contacted by the Guthrie Education Department within 48 hours of registering online with additional information about your class.



ACTING CLASSES


VOICEOVER CLASSES


VOICE CLASSES


MOVEMENT CLASSES


MASTER CLASS

TEACHING ARTIST BIOS



CLASS DESCRIPTIONS and DATES


Level 1 Acting - 4 weeks
No pre-requisite
Ages 18+
Capacity: 14 students
Class Fee: $120
Dates/Times:
Tuesdays, July 10-31, 2012  |  6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Register online
Teaching Artist: Michele Hutchison

If you've never tried acting or are looking to explore your natural talents this class is perfect for you. Come play, exercise your imagination and get in the moment. No experience necessary!


Level 1 Audition - 4 weeks
Pre-requisite: Level 1 Acting
Ages 18+
Capacity 14 students
Class Fee: $120
Dates: Wednesdays, July 11 to August 1, 2012
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Teaching Artist: Jennifer Liestman

Learn the insider secrets to a successful stage audition. What to bring, what to do, what to expect and how you might get the part. The in's the out's and the do's and the don'ts from those that know.


Level 2 Acting: Creating a Character - 6 weeks
Pre-requisite: Level 1 Acting
Ages 18+
Capacity: 12 students 
Class Fee: $150
Dates: Wednesdays, May 2 to June 6, 2012 - In Session
Time: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Teaching Artist: Reggie Phoenix

If you were bitten by the acting bug in the Level 1 Acting, this next level is perfect for you! Continue your acting curiosity by building a strong foundation of skills. This class will strengthen your imagination, focus your concentration and hone your listening skills by delving into the creation of original and scripted characters. A perfect class for those who want to move beyond the basics and get ready for text work.


Level 3 Acting: Text Analysis - 9 weeks
Pre-requisite: Level 2 Acting: Creating a Character 
Ages 18+
Capacity: 12 students
Class Fee: $250 (fee includes scripts)
Dates: Saturdays, June 2 to August 4, 2012 (no class July 7)
Time: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Teaching Artist: Steve Cardamone

Take the words from the page and make them real. Words are the way. Building on the foundation and skills developed in Level 1 and Level 2 Acting, this class will delve into the creative, complex and amazing world of the script. Learn how to identify and activate textual clues to enhance storytelling, spark actions, build characters, define relationships and, ultimately, engage an audience. Plays that will be studied include Ibsen's A Doll's House, Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew and a short play to be announced.


Level 4 Acting: Scene Study - 9 weeks
Pre-requisite: Level 3 Acting: Text Analysis
Ages 18+
Capacity: 12 students
Class Fee: $225
Dates: Tuesdays, April 3 - May 29, 2012 - In Session
Time: 7 - 9 p.m.
Teaching Artist: Candace Barrett

This class will build on skills and techniques introduced and developed in Levels 1, 2 and 3 Acting. By reading the entire script, memorizing, rehearsing, and working with props and costumes, you will deepen your understanding of specificity and personalization. Scene work will include modern and contemporary plays as well as various period work, including Shakespeare. From time to time guest teaching artists will be invited to teach a class as interest and demands for specific scene work emerge. The nine weeks will culminate in a final presentation for friends and family.


Level 1 Voiceover - 4 weeks
No pre-requisite
Ages 18+
Capacity: 12 students 
Class Fee: $140
Dates/Times:
Tuesdays, July 10 - 31, 2012  |  6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Register online
 Teaching Artist: Jim Cada

Have you ever been curious about the world of radio and broadcast? Discover your vocal range and explore the necessary skills required to deliver words with power and persuasion. Learn from an expert the basics of choosing the right piece, reading commercial copy, microphone technique and much more.


Level 2: Voiceover: Understanding the Industry - 6 weeks
Pre-requisite: Level 1 Voiceover and/or permission of instructor
Ages 18+
Capacity: 12 students
Class Fee: $250
(fee includes materials, studio time and CD recording)
Dates: Tuesdays, May 1 to June 5, 2012 - In Session
Times: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Teaching Artist: Jim Cada 

Level 2 Voiceover is the perfect fit for those serious about pursuing the industry. Focus on script analysis, handling anxiety, audition etiquette, basic voiceover marketing and have the opportunity to record in the Guthrie's own recording studio. You will also get "inside" information from some of the leading players in the industry. 

Previous guest speakers have included:

Mike Stalcar - Engineer, Audio Ruckus Recording Studio
Andre Bergeron - Engineer, Babble-on Studios
Shel Davidson - Owner, Holton House Audio
Kate Lawrence - Agent, Moore Creative
Holly Collison - Vocal Coach


Level 1 Voice and Speech - 4 weeks
No pre-requisite
Ages 18+
Capacity: 12 students 
Class Fee: $120
Dates/Times:
 Wednesdays, May 2 - 23, 2012  |  6:30 - 8:30 p.m. - In Session
Teaching Artist: Mira Kehoe

Do you desire to be heard? To keep your listener engaged? To be more easily understood? Whether you are a teacher, a salesperson, a customer service representative or an executive, this class will help you develop the skills to become a more effective speaker. Through assigned readings, exercises, discussions and practical application, participants will discover how to speak with a motivating, inspiring and commanding voice.


Level 2: Voice and Speech - 6 weeks
Pre-requisite: Level 1 Voice and Speech or its equivalent
Ages 18+
Capacity 12 students
Class fee: $150
Dates: Tuesdays, June 19 to July 31, 2012
Times: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. no class July 3rd
Teaching Artist: Mira Kehoe

Are you interested in continuing to develop your voice? Join others who have begun a regular practice to improve their vocal skills and expressiveness. This class continues to delve deeper into exercises that work to enhance your resonance, range, articulation, projection, phrasing and expression. Through body-mind exercises, assigned readings, class discussions and practical application, students will learn personalized vocal warm-ups and gain a deeper understanding of their vocal power.


Level 1 Tap Dance - 12 weeks
No pre-requisite
Ages 18+
Capacity: 15 students
Class Fee: $150
Dates: Sundays, April 15 to July 22, 2012 (No class May 13, June 17 and July 8) - In Session
 Times: 10 - 11 a.m.
Teaching Artist: Linda Talcott Lee

Have you always wanted to tap dance but didn't know where to start? Then join us at the Guthrie for a fun and invigorating class designed to introduce you to the basics of tap dancing, from a shuffle, to a brush, to a flap. No experience necessary! This class is open to participants age 18+. Tap shoes required.


Level 1 Dance for Musical Theater
No pre-requisite
Ages 18+
Capacity: 15 students
Class Fee: $125
Dates: Sundays, April 29 to July 22, 2012 (No class May 13, June 17 and July 8) - In Session
 Times: 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Teaching Artist: Linda Talcott Lee

Experience dance to the beat of musical theater! In Dance for Musical Theater, you'll explore the basics of various dance styles, including tap, jazz, ballet and modern, as well as acting in relation to movement. Each class begins with a physical warm up, to prepare the body for energetic movement and to provide an understanding of body placement, dance vocabulary and style. This is a safe, supportive environment for fun-loving adults who are interested in trying a class that gets them up on their feet, moving and grooving!


Level 1 Stage Combat for Adults: Unarmed - 4 weeks
No pre-requisite
Ages 18+
capacity 12 students
Total: $120
Dates: Thursdays, August 2 - 23, 2012 Register online
 Times: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Teaching Artist: Aaron Preusse

Slap! Punch! Kick! Stage Combat is something you do while you are acting. This class will help you integrate your physical performance with the actor's process, providing you with the ability to sustain powerful relationships within scenes of dramatic pressure.  A great skill set to add to your acting tool belt.


Level 2 Stage Combat for Adults: Rapier and Dagger - 6 weeks
Pre-requisite: Level 1 Rapier and Dagger and/or permission of instructor
Ages 18+
Capacity: 12 students
Class Fee: $200 (equipment provided)
Dates: Thursdays, May 17 - June 21, 2012 - In Session
Time: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Teaching Artist: Michael Anderson

In this second level to swashbuckling fun you will build on the skills and techniques offered in Level 1 Rapier and Dagger while revisiting the necessary physical and mental attributes for safe and aesthetically pleasing stage fights. With an emphasis on performance, presentation and integration into the actor's process, curriculum will include: footwork, attacks, defenses, fight notation and performance of choreographed violence.

Please note: The hours for this class may be eligible toward SAFD qualifications. See instructor for details.

Master Class: The Margolis Method: The Total Artist from Breath to Story

Pre-requisite: resume submission only
Ages: 18+
Capacity: 24
Class Fee: $100
Date: Monday, April 9, 2012 - Completed
Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Teaching Artist: Kari Margolis

Margolis Method takes the conceptual out of acting training by creating tangible, practicable exercises to hone and own the skill sets of the theatre artist's craft. The body, breath and imagination are linked in a manner that trains actors to be capable of bringing emotional and psychological concepts into the physical realm to share with an audience. By learning to delicately balance physical, intellectual and emotional expression an actor can work in what we call the "creative state." In this state of hyper-awareness actors can access deeper levels of creativity. The actor working within this state of integration has the power to engage audiences, stimulating their creative state as well. 

The Margolis Method's clear and in-depth vocabulary offers actors, directors and playwrights a common language with which to more precisely communicate and increase all theatre artist's ability to articulate both what they see in others and want to express themselves. 

Morning Session: The Total Theater Artist:
Merging the Skills of Playwright, Director and Actor

Over the course of the workshop each participant will wear all the "hats" of theatrical creation -- playwright, director and actor. We will explore how developing the ability to see theater three-dimensionally through each of these perspectives strengthens our understanding and ultimately makes more powerful the outcome of our creativity.

Afternoon Session: From Breath to Story:
A Theatrical Journey using the Margolis Method

Learn to create on your feet! Our bodies are our instruments: Rhythm, density and form are tools with which to "play" them -- and it all starts with the breath. Over the course of this workshop we will, starting with a single breath, explore the steps of dramaturgically creating performance by building dramatic packets of ideas, having clarity of intention and merging vocal and physical expression.

Kari Margolis is a playwright, director, performer and teacher. She co-founded the Margolis Brown Theater Company (originally known as The Adaptors) with Tony Brown in 1984. The company was in residence in Minneapolis from 1993 to 2010 and premiered 12 evening-length original productions here along with several site-specific events. The company has received critical acclaim throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico and in Barcelona, Berlin, London and Singapore. Locally, Margolis has been commissioned to create work for the Children's Theatre Company, the University of Minnesota's Theater Department, and the Minnesota Chorale. She is the recipient of a Pew/TCG National Residency Fellowship, a McKnight National Fellowship, a Creative Capital National Artist Fellowship, a Bush Foundation Fellowship, six NEA Fellowships and a NY "Bessie" among several other prestigious awards. Margolis teaches master classes and lecture demonstrations nationally and internationally, has been the master teacher for the Kennedy Center's American College Theatre Festival for 12 years and runs the Margolis Method Theatre Center in Highland Lake NY. http://www.margolismethod.org

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